Mark 2
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1A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ϤⲚϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲎⲒ.
2they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲰⲖⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ
3Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϤⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲆⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ
4Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲚϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠϪⲈⲚⲈⲪⲰⲢ ⲀⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲔⲒ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲠⲒϬⲖⲞϪ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲔⲞⲦ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ.
5When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲠⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲔⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
6But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
6ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ
7“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
7ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲬⲀ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
8At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ
9“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
9ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲐⲘⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀⲚ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲖⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ
10But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
10ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲬⲀ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
11“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
11ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲖⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲠⲈⲔⲎⲒ
12And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
12ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬ ⲖⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
13Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ
14As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲒⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲖⲪⲈⲞⲤ ⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
15While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲢⲞⲦⲈⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀⲨⲢⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ
16When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲤⲰ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ
17On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲞⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
18Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎ ⲤⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲀⲚ
19Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.
19ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϤⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ.
20But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
20ⲤⲈⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ
21No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
21ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲒⲤ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲖ ⲠⲒⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲪⲰϦ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ.
22And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”
22ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀⲨϨⲒ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲪⲈϦ ⲚⲒⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϢⲀⲨϨⲒ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ.
23One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲞϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈϤⲈϪ ϦⲈⲘⲤ.
24So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϤ ⲀⲚ.
25Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
25ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ
26During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”
26ⲠⲰⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲂⲒⲀⲐⲀⲢ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲢⲞⲐⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
27Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
27ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ.
28Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
28ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
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